RN-INFUSION NURSE - Starmed Home Therapy Services INC
(2023-01)
- Using aseptic techniques initiate IV lines, administering IV medications, and maintaining IV during infusion.
- Monitor patients during infusions and provide education on IV treatment, hypersensitivity, potential side effects, or complications and enhancing patient understanding and satisfaction.
- Educate patients and caregivers on treatment plans and medication side effects and home care instructions.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate care and administering medications through IV infusions
- Coordinate with physicians, pharmacies and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective patient care
- Maintain accurate documentation of IV therapy interventions and patient responses within EHR systems.
- Ensured safety by adhering to infection control protocols and handling hazardous materials according to regulatory guidelines
- Reduced complications by closely monitoring patients for adverse reactions during infusion therapy sessions
RN-/STAFF NURSE - Texas Institute for Surgery
(2022-01)
- Assess, plan, document, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans for patients in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Monitor and manage post-operative patients, including wound care, pain control, mobility assistance, drain/catheter maintenance, respiratory and cardiac function.
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies as needed.
- Administers medications and treatments as prescribed and in accordance with hospital policies.
- Educate patients and their families about procedures, post-operative care, detox support, discharge planning, and overall health maintenance.
- Communicate effectively with physicians, therapists, case managers, and all other healthcare professionals in the interdisciplinary team.
- Accurately document patient care, assessments, interventions and all other appropriate information in accordance with hospital policies in the electronic health record
- Adhere to infection control, safety protocols, and hospital policies.
RN/Case Manager-PRN - Trinity Angels Health Care Services
(2017-06)
- Monitor adherence to Policies and Procedures
- SN visits for patients in home care services including Assessment, Teaching on disease process, Medication management and administration of IV medications.
- Documentation, development and coordination of in-service education
- Supervisory patient visit
- Facilitated and coordinated patient care
- Review of patient clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and clinical course
Assistant Director of Nursing/ Case Manager - Dependable Home Care
(2016-05 - 2026-06)
- Coordinating and Monitoring all direct and indirect patient services by clinical personnel under the supervision of DON
- Monitor adherence to Policies and Procedures
- Documentation, development and coordination of in-service education
- Doing RN visits to patients who are in home health services
- Monitoring all Direct and Indirect Patient Services Provided by Clinical Personnel
- Doing supervisory patient visit
- Facilitated and coordinated patient care
- Review of patient clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and clinical course
- Lab draws from PICC line, and peripheral
RN-CHARGE NURSE/STAFF NURSE - North Central Surgical Center
(2008-09 - 2015-07)
- Oversee provision of patients care consistent with accepted standards and overall function of the Unit
- Maintain safety standards
- Starting IV, administering IV medications, maintaining IV
- Update Manager and other department heads
- Act as a resource for all staff
- Pre-operative and post-operative admit and assessment
- Identify patient problems, develop and implement plan of care
- Document assessments, interventions and progress
- Delegate assignments to other personnel
- Evaluate patients' response to care
- Communicate with MD and Supervisor about the patients change of status
- Provide discharge teaching to the patients and families based on their procedures and needs and validate understanding
RN-SURGICAL AND TELEMETRY - Lake Pointe Medical Center
(2007-04 - 2008-09)
- Provided nursing care for patients with diagnosis and treatment of Medical and Surgical Patients
- Duties include utilizing critical thinking skills and the nursing process to provide care for patients with Acute and Chronic medical illness
- Starting IV, administering IV medications, maintaining IV
- Complete initial and ongoing assessment
- Identify patients' problems and develop and implement Plan of care
- Document assessments and interventions
- Evaluate patients' response to care
RN- Telemetry - Valley Presbyterian Hospital VanNuys - California
(2005-04 - 2006-09)
- Provided nursing care for patients with diagnosis and treatment of Medical and Cardiac patients
- Complete initial and ongoing assessment
- Starting IV, administering IV medications, maintaining IV
- Duties include utilizing critical thinking skills and the nursing process to provide care for patients
- Document assessments and interventions
- Evaluate patients' response to care
RN/IP RN- CHARGE NURSE - West Hills Health and Rehab Center - Canoga Park, California
(2004-10 - 2005-09)
- Reviewed all Resident Clinical Records
- Coordinated care plans
- Completed and Reviewed Resident Assessments
- Administered PPD Skin Test (TB Tests)
- Reviewed all physician orders
- Reviewed Daily/Weekly/ Monthly MARS
- Reviewed and Audited medications
- Trained and Delegated Medication Passes
- Signed all clinical documentation requiring nurse signature
- Consulted community and management on resident care
- Followed up with physicians as necessary
- Assisted in training staff on ADL's and care practices.
